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McNair Biography Students & Mentors Current McNair Scholars Becoming a McNair Scholar Becoming a Faculty Research Member Mentor Program and Compensation Research Timeline Eligibility Alumni Contact Us News & Media Other Opportunities Online Application Step 1 of 4 25% Eligibility* I certify that I am eligible to apply for the McNair Scholars program based on the criteria listed at https://www.uwosh.edu/mcnairscholars/students/eligibility/.Name* First Middle Last Age*Student ID #* Legal Sex* Male Female Gender Identity (if different from legal sex) Birthdate*Month123456789101112Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947194619451944194319421941194019391938193719361935193419331932193119301929192819271926192519241923192219211920Email Address* Local (campus) Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Permanent (parent) Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCĂ´te d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRĂ©unionSaint BarthĂ©lemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTĂĽrkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweĂ…land Islands Country Parent/Guardian 1: Name* First Last Parent/Guardian 1: Pronoun* He She They Parent/Guardian 1: Does this individual live with the family?* Yes No Emergency Contact Name* First Last Parent/Guardian 1: Highest level of education* Some high school High school diploma Some college Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Parent/Guardian 2: Name First Last Parent/Guardian 2: Does this individual live with the family? Yes No Parent/Guardian 2: Pronoun He She They Parent/Guardian 2: Highest level of education Some high school High school diploma Some college Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Emergency Contact Phone*Please list two people who do not live with you who might be able to help us contact you if we lose touch.*Please include each person's name, relationship to you, phone number, address and email. Date first began post-secondary education (month and year)* Name of institution (if not UW Oshkosh) Are you currently in school for your first bachelor's degree?* Yes No Date of UW Oshkosh enrollment*Month123456789101112Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947194619451944194319421941194019391938193719361935193419331932193119301929192819271926192519241923192219211920Major(s)* Minor(s) Total number of credits completed*Number of credits this semester*Current academic advisor* Department* Cumulative GPA* Classification* Sophomore Junior Senior Super Senior Anticipated month and year of graduation* Have you ever participated in any of the following programs? Check all that apply. Talent Search Student Support Services Upward Bound Math/Science UWO Honors College List each of your extracurricular activities.Position and/or Type of Activities/WorkHrs/week Include any on-campus employment, off-campus employment, honor societies, professional organizations, sororities, fraternities, volunteer work, and other activities. List two names of UWO professors in your field of study with whom you may like to work.*NameDepartment What will be your first anticipated semester of enrollment in graduate studies?* What will be your field of study in graduate school?* Please assess your current commitment to graduate education (check all that apply)* I am thinking about graduate school and would like help in exploring my options. I plan to go to graduate school but not immediately after graduation. I will go to graduate school immediately after graduation but will need financial assistance. I will go to graduate school immediately after graduation, with or without financial assistance. I am determined to get a Master's degree, but I am not certain about a Ph.D. I am determined to get a Ph.D. I know what degrees I plan to complete. I plan to complete the following degrees: Please check the services, programming and assistance that you believe you need most, in order to be successful in graduate school. Check as many boxes as needed. Tutoring Preparation for the GRE Information about the graduate school application process Assistance preparing a personal statement and applications for graduate admissions Graduate school visits Information about financial aid and paying for graduate school Help in choosing graduate school programs or institutions Improvement in time management or organizational skills Undergraduate research assistance I need tutoring in these subjects: Other needs: Please attach your personal statement. (3MB maximum)*Max. file size: 3 MB.Your typed personal statement/essay should be two pages, double-spaced, and answer the following questions/prompts: Discuss your short- and long-term career goals and how a graduate degree will help you achieve these goals. Based on what you know about the McNair Program, why do you wish to become a McNair scholar? What personality characteristics do you feel you possess that make you ideally suited for a program like McNair, which requires incredible dedication and participation in numerous workshops and seminars? What prospective research topic(s) or areas do you wish to explore as a McNair Scholar at UWO? Describe any academic work (classes, research, and internships) and/or experiences that have prepared you for dedicating a summer to your research? Letters of Recommendation Please identify two individuals, ideally UWO faculty, to fill out a recommendation form for you.Recommender 1: Name* First Last Recommender 1: Email* Recommender 2: Name* First Last Recommender 2: Email* The recommendations I am requesting shall be held in confidence by officials of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, and I hereby waive any rights I may have to examine it. I agreeI certify all of the information I have submitted to be true, and I hereby authorize the McNair Scholars Program to obtain any education records and information as deemed appropriate by the McNair Scholars Program. I agreeMcNair Scholars Program at UW Oshkosh Authorization for Release of Information The McNair Scholars program at UW-Oshkosh is funded by the United States Department of Education, which requires that we collect and annually report certain information about participants’ academic performance and achievement. The reporting period begins when a participant is admitted to the program and ends ten years after the participant is awarded a baccalaureate degree. The McNair Scholars Program staff may request the following information by phone, fax, e-mail, letter, or in person: Copies of undergraduate grades and transcripts, including class schedules and degrees earned at UWO and other institutions Copies of official or unofficial results of standardized tests (e.g., GRE, LSAT, MCAT, etc.) Copies of Student Aid Report (SAR) and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Copies of financial aid application & verification including signed tax returns and W-2 statements and/or IRS tax transcripts Copies of financial aid award letters and any other financial aid information on file with respective academic institutions Copies of disability-related accommodations or diagnoses (if applicable) Information concerning the status of graduate school and program admissions application(s) Information verifying enrollment in and/or graduation from a postsecondary institution Any other academic records that verify admission to, attendance or status at, and/or separation from a postsecondary institution.I authorize the release of academic and financial aid information for the student listed including, but not limited to, the information listed above to the McNair Scholars Program at UW Oshkosh for thirteen (13) calendar years from the date of this form submission. I also authorize the McNair Scholars program staff to release this information to third parties for reporting purposes, when necessary. In addition, I give the McNair Scholars program permission to use my photographs, videos, and testimonials to promote the program. I agree Δ
